Places We Call Home Unit Test

What exposition does paragraph 1 of Passage 1 provide?

• It explains the main conflict in the story.

• It foreshadows what happens later in the story.

• It introduces the characters, setting, and action.

• It identifies where the neighbors came from, and why.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Read this excerpt from paragraph 2 of Passage 1.

I could hardly wait to see what lay beyond that cornfield; but there was only red grass like

ours, and nothing else, though from the high wagon-seat one could look off a long way.

The road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the deep draws, crossing them where they

were wide and shallow.

Which two words describe the narrator’s character as shown in this excerpt?

• curious

• fearful

• nervous

• observant

• polite

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

PART A:

What do paragraphs 3–5 in Passage 1 suggest about Peter Krajiek’s treatment of the Bohemian family?

• He understood their needs.

• He took advantage of them.

• He disliked them for political reasons.

• He tried to provide them with a good home.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

Part B:

Which two sentences best support the answer to Part A?

• The Bohemian family, grandmother told me as we drove along, had bought the homestead of a fellow countryman, Peter Krajiek, and had paid him more than it was worth. (paragraph 3)

• The Shimerdas were the first Bohemian family to come to this part of the county. (paragraph 3)

• One son, Fuchs said, was well-grown, and strong enough to work the land; but the father was old and frail and knew nothing about farming. (paragraph 3)

• And I hear he’s made them pay twenty dollars for his old cookstove that ain’t worth ten. (paragraph 4)

• ‘But Bohemians has a natural distrust of Austrians.’ (paragraph 5)

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence best describes the main conflict in Passage 1?

• Otto Fuchs and the narrator’s grandmother do not know how to help the Shimerda family.

• Peter Krajiek sells the Shimerda family a run-down home for more than it is worth.

• Austrians and Bohemians cannot overcome their political disagreements.

• The rural Nebraska landscape makes it hard to visit new neighbors.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Part A

Read the dictionary entry below.

glittering \glĭt´əring\ adj 1. shining with a shimmering or sparkling light 2. impressively

successful 3. impressively elaborate 4. shining as a result of strong feeling

Which definition best matches the meaning of glittering as it is used in paragraph 8 of Passage 1?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Part B

Fill in the circle before the highlighted phrase that provides context to the meaning of the

word glittering as it is used in paragraph 8.

• I was told that we were approaching the creek

• made the land of little value for farming

• which indicated the windings of the stream,

• yellow leaves and shining white bark made them

  look like the gold and silver

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read this sentence from paragraph 8 of Passage 1.

Some of the cottonwoods had already turned, and the yellow leaves and shining white

bark made them look like the gold and silver trees in fairy tales.

What can be inferred about the narrator based on this sentence?

• He is shy.

• He is feisty.

• He is lovable.

• He is imaginative.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The author of Passage 1 characterizes the Bohemian woman by describing her actions and appearance. To which column does each statement belong, based on how she is described in paragraph 9? Write the letter of each statement in the appropriate column.

• Appearance

• The door stood open, and a woman and a girl of fourteen ran out and looked up at us hopefully.

• Actions

• She was not old, but she was certainly not young.

• Actions

• Her face was alert and lively, with a sharp chin and shrewd little eyes.

• Appearance

• She shook grandmother’s hand energetically.

• Appearance

• The woman had on her head the same embroidered shawl with silk fringes that she wore when she had alighted from the train at Black Hawk.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In Passage 1, how is the conflict partially resolved?

• The narrator’s grandmother provides the Shimerda family with resources.

• Otto Fuchs tries to speak to the Shimerda family in German.

• The narrator’s grandmother and Mrs. Shimerda get along.

• The narrator describes the scenery along the ride.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7